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China claims two snow golds at Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics

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Su Yiming of China shows his medal after the awarding ceremony for the snowboard men's slopestyle at the Milan-Cortina 2026 Olympic Winter Games in Livigno, Italy, Feb. 18, 2026. [Xinhua]

China claimed two golds on snow at the Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics on Wednesday, while Norway's cross-country sensation Johannes Hoesflot Klaebo raised his Winter Olympic gold medal tally to ten.

On his 22nd birthday, Su Yiming soared to victory in the men's snowboard slopestyle final, delivering a near-flawless run to secure China's first gold of these Games with 82.41 points, ahead of Japan's Taiga Hasegawa and Jake Canter of the United States.

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